Nominating Process
The oldest candidate nomination method, often still used by independents
What is self-announcement?
The people that elect the US president
What is the electoral college?
Staged, scripted events by a candidate for the purpose of being covered
What are media events?
Organizations of people who have policy goals and try to influence policymakers to achieve those goals
What are interest groups?
$1,000 limit contributions to campaigns
What are individual donations?
A discussion to select candidates
What is a caucus?
The group that opens and counts the ballots
What is the senate?
When the media focuses on polling data & public perception rather than policies
What is horse-race coverage?
The act of influencing lawmakers
What is lobbying?
Committees formed by businesses or labor unions to donate to political campaings
What are Political Action Committees (PACs)?
An election held within a party to pick a candidate
What is a direct primary?
The number of votes needed for a candidate to win
What is 270?
The key linkage between people and policymakers that informs the public on how to vote
What is the media?
The pro-choice organization that researches Supreme Court justice candidates abortion record
What is the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League?
Donations not directly made to candidates with no limits or connection to campaign
What are Super PACs?
Gathering signatures by a required number of people to get on ballot
What is a petition?
The tie breaker if no candidate receives 270 votes
What is the House of Representatives?
The privilege of every citizen to be informed about & engaged in voting
What is free press?
The labor union fighting for safer working conditions and the 8-hour workday
What is the AFL-CIO?
Groups that raise unlimited soft money for voter registration
What are 527 groups?
Many informal meetings leading to candidate nomination
What is a convention?
The proposed plan in which each candidate gets the same percent of electoral as popular votes
What is the proportional plan?
Choosing specific stories and details to share to control how the public is informed about politics.
What is agenda setting?
The association with many members and funds that lobbies against strict gun control
What is the National Rifle Association?
What is the Federal Election Commission?